Chapter 106

Chapter 106 – Catacombs (1)

Cursed Domain .

The powerful monsters called Voodoo Chimera were swarming this location . This was a difficult stage where a User had to be at least a certain level to play here . Moreover, the Evil Eyes appeared intermittently . If one wanted to block the Evil Eye’s Curse, one had to finish the Quest to get ‘Sarabo’s Charm’ . Even Users well over level 140 were ruthlessly sent back to reality if one didn’t have ‘Sarabo’s Charm’ .

Moreover, this location didn’t drop really good Items, and the EXP wasn’t that great considering the difficulty of the Voodoo Chimera hunt . The method to clearing the Voodoo Chimera was still under research .

From that perspective, this was really a cursed place for high level Users, who sought efficiency in their hunts . They should have had no reason or interest in stepping onto this stage .

However, there were an unusual amount of high level users hanging around the Cursed Domain . These Users were all over level 140 .

“What’s the status of the Quests?”

“There’s definitely a variety of Quests here compared to other locations . There are more Search Quests and Commission Quests compared to the simple Hunt Quests . ”

After the Noopy Family arrived at the Cursed Castle, a branch office of the Subjugation Association was established inside the Cursed Castle .

At the same time, the Cursed Castle received a respectable name called Heuban’s Castle .

The NPC related to the Subjugation Association revealed new NPCs that started to fill up the Heuban’s Castle .

This was the reason why the Users were coming here .

New NPCs had appeared . New Quests meant opportunity .

The Cursed Domain was the land of opportunity .

This was what the Cursed Castle had turned into .

Hyrkan arrived at the Heuban’s Castle .

“Who is that?”

“Who?”

“The Sword Class User over there . ”

“You mean the Swordsman wearing the Rusted Steel set? Who cares? Isn’t the Rusted Steel set a level 90 defensive set? Maybe he came here to sightsee . Don’t pay attention to him . ”

He came in secret .

He hadn’t worn his custom Red Skeleton set given to him by his unknown benefactor . He wore the defensive gear that had been previously equipped by his Skeleton . He had appeared with his identity hidden .

There was simple reason why he had hidden his identity .

‘If I’m following the map correctly, the Secret Entrance should be over there . ’

Dungeon .

This was the reason why he had hidden his identity .

Maeung had given Hyrkan a map that showed where the secret Dungeon was located beneath the Cursed Castle .

It was described as being a secret region of the castle, but it was basically a Dungeon . This was an obvious thing to say, but it wouldn’t be great if this information was leaked .

Moreover, the Users that were operating out of the Cursed Castle right now were like demons, who knew the ins and out of Warlord .

The Users were here on the off chance that an unexpected opportunity might pop up .

If Hyrkan operated in this region as the Hahoe Mask, he would be like a mother duck with its ducklings following after it . He’ll have a large tail of Users following after him .

Anyways, Hyrkan’s effort had been a success . None of the Users within the Cursed Castle paid any attention to him . This expedited his progress in getting to his destination .

‘Uh?’

At that moment, something had suddenly attracted Hyrkan’s attention .

It was a statue .

It was a statue of several Users in a heroic pose . They were the four heroes, who had killed the first Evil Eye . They had also reached the Cursed Castle first . The Subjugation Association had created a statue of the Noopy Family .

‘Shit . ’

Of course, the Noopy family had more or less stolen the Sarabo’s Sword from under him .

‘The Options on that Item was killer . ’

The Options for the Sarabo’s Sword had been immediately posted online . Hyrkan gritted his teeth when he thought about it .

As a level 140 Unique Rank Item, the Sarabo’s Sword had great Options . At the same time, the Item was tradeable, and it was high in scarcity .

If he had sold it for a high price, he would have been able to make some eye-popping amount of money .

‘If it hadn’t been for that son of a bitch…’

If Sinclair hadn’t interfered, the Item would have been in the possession of Hyrkan .

When he thought about the situation, it made his inside burn even if he was inside the game .

Hyrkan shook his head from side to side .

‘If I get a little bit stronger, I’ll keep hunting him down until this game closes it service . ’

He made a resolution as he shook his head .

At the same time…

‘Please let there be something amazing in this Dungeon . ’

He prayed earnestly .

Hyrkan’s thoughts were very busy in many aspects .

Koohng!

The ceiling of the pitch black tunnel fell . When the bricks forming the ceiling hit the ground, the rugged sound rang out . As if he was trying to quell the rugged sound from ringing out, a person fell through the ceiling! He let out a minimum amount of sound as he landed, and he immediately manipulated the watch on his wrist .

“Slot on . ”

He yelled out a short phrase .

The armor made out of red bones appeared .

The owner of the Red Skeleton set was Hyrkan . After he finished the Item Switching, he held his breath as he listened to his surrounding .

‘There’s nothing nearby . ’

Fortunately, he didn’t hear anything out of the ordinary .

Afterwards, Hyrkan let out a complaint .

‘Why isn’t there any Announcements? Usually there should be an Announcement regarding a User entering the Dungeon . Where’s the announcement for the Titles?’

Hyrkan turned on the light app on his wrist watch after he complained couple more times .

Paht!

The light source was small, but the powerful light illuminated the surrounding . It allowed Hyrkan to be able to estimate the size of the tunnel .

The tunnel was quite large . From the floor to the ceiling, there was a distance of about 3 meters . The width was slightly less than 5 meters . Most family cars could drive through this tunnel .

‘I’m pretty sure I’m at the right place… . ’

Hyrkan was relieved when he saw the size of the tunnel . A tunnel of this size wouldn’t be used as an escape tunnel . This meant this tunnel was built for a different purpose .

Hyrkan stealthily took out a single Skeleton Fragment . He summoned the Skeleton Knight . As soon as he summoned it, Hyrkan placed the light app on top of the Skeleton Knight’s head .

The Skeleton Knight had become a walking light bulb . Hyrkan decided to reward his Skeleton Knight . He activated the Madness Helm then he summoned the Bone Armor . He also placed Curses on the sword being held by the Skeleton Knight .

How long had he been walking?

‘All right . ’

The material making up the tunnel had changed, then a straight road suddenly appeared .

Hyrkan could sense something had changed .

[You’ve entered the Dungeon ‘Catacombs’ . ]

[You’ve earned the title ‘Visitor of the Catacombs’ . ]

[You’ve earned the title ‘Awakened from Slumber’ . ]

The Announcements he heard immediately confirmed his suspicions . A smile formed on Hyrkan’s lips .

‘Yes . This is it . ’

At the same time as the Announcements, a noise intruded into the quiet space .

Ddul-goo-ruhk, ddul-goo-ruhk .

Hyrkan heard a very familiar sound .

The smile on Hyrkan’s lips shited in an odd way .

‘What the hell?’

Eventually, a skeletal version of a Voodoo Chimera appeared in front of the Skeleton Knight . It was none other than the Chimera Skeleton . The smile around Hyrkan’s lips turned into a sneer .

‘Would you look at this?’

It was rusty, but the Chimera Skeleton was fully equipped . The Chimera Skeleton had a presence couldn’t be ignored .

Moreover, there were two of them . It felt as if the tunnel was packed, and it inevitably increased the pressure given off by the monsters .

If he had been a normal User, he would have been nervous in this situation .

However, the monsters were laughable to Hyrkan .

‘Who do you think I am? How dare a Skeleton show themselves in front of me!’

Hyrkan didn’t summon any additional additional Skeleton Warriors or Magicians . He didn’t even summon his Golem . He spoke in a low voice as he stood behind the Skeleton Knight .

“If you get killed by such opponents, get ready to dodge my fists every day in training when I summon you the next time . ”

It was as if the Skeleton Knight understood what had been said by Hyrkan . The Skeleton Knight opened its mouth wider than usual, and it unhesitatingly charged towards its enemies .

Hyrkan’s Skeleton Knight skill was Rank C . It was a case where the Rank was rising much faster than Hyrkan’s level . It was evidence that the Skeleton Knight had performed more brilliantly than he had expected .

Moreover, every one of his summoned Skeletons were influenced by the Rank A Skeleton Science skill . It increased all stats of the Skeleton by 30% . On top of that, the Skeleton Knight was using the Madness Helm skill . The Rank A Madness Helm had the effect of increasing all stats by 30% .

It didn’t end there . There was something else that could also be used by the Skeleton Knight .

It was the Rank A Bone Armor . A layer of sturdy Bone Armor protected the Skeleton Knight’s entire body .

Of course, the Bone Armor was inferior to Rare Rank defensive sets .

However, the Rank A Armament skill allowed Hyrkan to equip the Skeleton Knight with the Clear Spider set and the Gargoyle Knight’s sword . The Bone Armor was like a coating laminated over steel .

As the finishing stroke, Hyrkan had trained his Skeletons everyday whenever he had some spare time . This allowed the Skeleton Warriors to be able to dodge Hyrkan’s attack, who boasted a higher Strength stat than a Swordsman class .

These were the reasons why Hyrkan’s pride wouldn’t let his Skeleton Knight lose to a similarly equipped Skeleton monsters .

“Yes . That’s right! Drill him!”

The Skeleton Knight was defending Hyrkan’s pride . The Skeleton Knight cornered the two Chimera Skeletons, who were blocking the tunnel .

Hweeeek!

In the small space, the Skeleton Knight easily dodged the halberds swung by the Chimera Skeletons . The Skeleton Knight immediately swung its petrified sword towards the Chimera Skeleton’s armor .

Kwah-jeek!

The one-sided attack continued, and the Chimera Skeleton’s armor was turned into junk . The only thing left was to trash the Chimera Skeleton’s body .

From the back, Hyrkan touched his Bone Explosives and Skeleton Fragments .

The sight in front of Hyrkan was satisfying .

‘My hard labor was worth it . ’

It felt akin to your kid getting into a named university . He truly felt that way .

At the same time, he gained confidence .

‘I’m better than Rich Lich . ’

He was confident in that statement now . Hyrkan had built himself up to a point where he had jumped over his role model, Rich Lich .

The only thing he was lacking was funds . If he had the funds, Hyrkan could do everything that had been shown to him by Rich Lich .

‘Yes . All I need is money . ’

Of course, money was the source of his biggest problem .

‘If I had money, nothing would be impossible in the first place . ’

Hyrkan was like a parent with a child, who was about to enter into college . He felt a feeling akin to a parent worrying about the school tuition .

Hyrkan was growing at an incredibly fast pace . He didn’t have to worry about the front-runners anymore . Several Users suspected the secret to the ridiculous fighting abilities of the Skeleton Warriors . They were attempting to grow a Necromancer like the Hahoe Mask . However, Hyrkan didn’t feel threatened by them . He wouldn’t have to worry about any of them unless someone gets hit by a truck and that someone is sent back into the past .

The problem was the fact that Hyrkan would truly be competing against talented individuals, who had dedicated their lives to Warlord . He would have to compete again those who achieved a lot in this game through their effort and talent .

Moreover, the market for the Items he would use will change now . If Hyrkan wanted to get the best quality Items befitting his level, his funds would be inadequate to the task .

Even if he did have the funds, he would run into those, who would halt a deal, because of who he was .

When his train of thought reached that point, Hyrkan’s expression cooled off .

His Skeleton Knight’s performance had heated up his heart, but now it had cooled off .

His cooled heart directed Hyrkan’s hand to move . Hyrkan took out several Skeleton Fragments, and he threw it over the Chimera Skeletons . The Skeleton Warriors formed behind the Chimera Skeletons . They opened their mouth wide as they waited for his command .

Hyrkan flicked his finger twice .

As if the Skeleton Warriors were trying to console their master, they leapt into action .